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I think the only time I've used Homebrew mode was when it was the only way of transferring tracks from a MiniDisc to your PC. You can now do this from the main UI so I've not used it since. I think you can use it for trying to recover MDs with corrupted TOCs, remove the SCMS flags etc but I've never needed to use any of those additional functions tbh.

Well, you might not consider them "pro" @Richard, but they certainly look very professional to me. And your pictorial posts are always very much appreciated.

Here's another one of my dodgy photos 🤦‍♂️ 🤣 I made a couple of MiniDiscs of "deluxe" versions of a pair of old PJ Harvey albums. Plenty of space using LP2 to get the original albums, bonus tracks, B sides, radio sessions and demos etc on each. Just need to print out a couple of inlays for them now.

@asivery might be able to help clarify the current position re HiMD uploads and compatibility with your MZ-NH3D? He's one of the developers of Web MiniDisc Pro.

No, I meant MD Data discs like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD_Data

Doesn't look like it is compatible with MD Data discs so you wouldn't be able to transfer multi-track recordings made on something like the Sony MDM-X4 or Yamaha MD8. Suspect that's a pretty niche requirement though and possibly not something you had in mind? I don't have any HiMD devices so not sure if there are any restrictions with what you can/cannot do with those and WebMD Pro but hopefully someone else will be able to confirm.

He's still showing on there for me: https://www.reddit.com/user/gerry88inHongKong/ I can only speak from my own previous experience but he sent what I ordered promptly and it was exactly as described. Think I paid via PayPal so there would have been some protection if he had been a scammer. Appreciate it is something of a leap in the dark though if you're not using one of the mainstream auction/sales sites and I am not sure I would have taken the plunge for anything of a high value.

🤣 It's always a bit embarrassing when I see @Richard's professional shots compared to my feeble "taken on my desk with a phone in bad light" efforts.

Wow. Nice (not so) little haul there @Richard!

The Gerry that @Richard recommended might be able to help you. You can find him over on the r/minidisc Reddit. His username is u/gerry88inHongKong. He seems to be able to get hold of pretty much every obscure MiniDisc accessory going. I bought an adaptor for an MZ-E30 from him a while back and everything went smoothly.

Hi Vincent. Welcome to the forum. I'm afraid I can't help you with SonicStage, although there are others here who probably can, but are you aware there are now other methods of connecting your MD device to a PC? Web MiniDisc Pro is now Hi-MD compatible: https://web.minidisc.wiki/

You've been on a real mission with this one! I really admire your persistence, and ingenuity, in getting it working. Sounds like your efforts have been rewarded with the audio quality! Stylish looking unit as well. How did your friend 3D print the replacement part for you? Did he scan the original broken part somehow or was it a case of measuring everything and drawing it out in a CAD program? That seems like a bit of a missed opportunity on Sony's part. One of the big selling points of MDLP was that you could fit multiple albums onto a single MD and yet the machine does not really exploit that.

I've noticed the board labelled MDS-JE780 in my 980s too. Seem to recall some are labelled MDS-JB940 as well? Glad you got yours fixed 🙂

Just tried it on my PC (Windows 10 / Chrome) and get sound but no picture. Then tried it using Edge on my PC and it worked fine. Weird.

Just watched it on my phone and got sound and picture.

So I just added a quick video I took on my iPhone and then e-mailed to myself (.mov, approx 5 seconds long, 630KB). It attached the file okay and I I chose "insert" but it didn't embed it so you could play it within the browser. It showed on my post as an attachment, which you then had to download to play on your PC.

I don't think I've ever tried attaching a video. You could upload it to YouTube as an "unlisted" video and then post the link here. It wouldn't come up in YouTube searches but would be viewable to anyone with the link. AFAIK, YouTube don't delete old videos. Sorry, not really an answer to your question. I'll have a play about later and see if I have any joy attaching one.

Please do, if you get the time 🙂

Yeah, you're absolutely right @sfbp - I was only referring to the "pure" MD only, full width, Hi-Fi separates type decks. I've never really looked at any of the dual CD/MD machines tbh or any of the myriad of bookshelf devices. Some of the bookshelf units look great but wouldn't really fit with the way I have either my office or living room systems set up.

Phew. I can hold off setting up eBay notifications 😂 Shame actually, I really like the aesthetics of the grey Pro decks.

I've boxed myself into a bit of a corner as far as decks go by making frequent use of the Group function on my MDs. Although there's a fairly large selection of the later portables with this functionality, the only full size Sony decks that have it are the MDS-JB980, MDS-JE780 and MDS-JE770. Every time I have seen a reasonably priced QS deck recently, I've ended up talking myself out of it. The 920 and 930 because they lack MDLP and the 940 because it doesn't have Group. The 940 I do have gets some use if I'm recording from a CD with CD Text (via the Control A1 cable connected to a CDP-XB740) but otherwise I use a 980 most of the time. Unfortunately they tend to command the higher prices, presumably because of the NetMD functionality (for which I use portables). I've stopped looking at any of the lovely ES decks for similar reasons. Only the MDS-JA333ES has MDLP but it lacks the Group function. Well, that and the fact they're in an entirely different ballpark price wise 😲 I probably don't want to know the answer to this but do any of your Pro decks have Group @kgallen? 🤣

Last time we brain sync'd on anything I ended up buying far too many MDW80Ts from Amazon Japan 😲 🤣

🤣 I believe you, @kgallen. Honestly... I've been making a conscious effort not to look at decks on eBay recently but the BIN prices do seem to be the wrong side of £200 these days (not that I'm sort of looking either 😉). Not sure what they're actually selling for, and eBay is a tad misleading in this regard as it seems to show the original advertised price against its sold listings, rather than any lower offer the seller may have accepted. Glad to hear you've rescued another defunct 940 @M1JWR 👍 I suppose one positive of the increase in value of these decks is that people are possibly more likely to try to sell non-functioning ones, rather than just take them to the tip.

🤯🤦‍♂️ Good to hear you're making progress and the drive etc are (now) sound.

Good luck with the repair @M1JWR! If you get a chance, take a few photos as you go. Might help others with similar issues in the future.